Review: For the third straight year, there are rumblings of the Raiders dumping players, and it’s worth remembering neither of the previous two supposed fire sales came off as planned.

The problem?

Even if the Raiders want to make changes, it’s tough to do it with players who aren’t at the peak of production. Bush led Raiders rushers with 589 yards and a 4.8 average but never seems to have caught the fancy of coach Tom Cable. Privately, Bush’s propensity to remove himself when he’s on a roll, halting momentum, rubs the coaching staff the wrong way. For all his talent, Bush’s production is not liable to bring back much more than what they expended to get him _ a fourth round draft pick.

McFadden would be a considerable salary dump, but he’s been a huge disappointment and can be thankful JaMarcus Russell is around to overshadow two seasons which have approached bust status because of injury problems (turf toe as a rookie, arthroscopic knee surgery in second year) and an inability to break tackles as evidenced by a puny 3.4 yards per carry average. He looks to be a gifted receiver, but the Raiders passing game is so poor he’s yet to be fully exploited in that way.

As for Fargas, he’s entering the final year of his contract, missed the last two games because of injury, and for all his heart and leadership, no team is going to give up much for an used crash test dummy.

The rest of the position is populated with fullbacks _ Lawton is a restricted free agent still under suspension and it’s conceivable he’s out of the picture. O’Neal’s catastrophic knee injury as a rookie wasn’t sufficiently healed for him to be successful last year. He’ll need to show something this year. The Raiders don’t seem to know what they want to do with Reece, playing him at fullback, tight end and even wide receiver at the end of the season.

Russell is a tweener not big enough to be a big-blocking fullback, not nifty enough to be a fulltime runner.

Contract status: Russell is a fourth-year restricted free agent, Lawton is a third-year restricted free agent and also under suspension for the first two games of the 2010 season should he re-sign for violating the policy on performance enhancing drugs.

What’s next: No doubt Al Davis and new offensive coordinator Hue Jackson have had long conversations about how the Ravens made the most of Ray Rice, Willis McGahee and La’Ron McClain.

Baltimore rushed for 2,200 yards, (fifth in the NFL) a 4.7 yards per carry average and 22 touchdowns. The Raiders were 21st with 1,701 yards, a 4.1 average and an incomprehensibly low seven rushing touchdowns in 16 games.

And that was supposed to be their strength.

With Fargas near the end of the line, the Raiders must decide if McFadden and Bush can become the kind of 1-2 punch popular in today’s NFL. Or they could simply make Bush the lead ballcarrier and convert McFadden into a Ronnie Harmon-type receiver out of the backfield _ provided they upgrade their passing attack to take advantage of his skills.

The third option?

Go in a different direction, deal McFadden or Bush and bring in some new blood through the draft, free agency or trade.

http://www.fannation.com/truth_and_rumors/view/117194-nfls-least-valuable-franchise-is?cnn=yes
Forbes magazine, famous for its rich lists, just came out with its evaluations of the 32 NFL teams. No surprise, Jerry Jones’ Dallas Cowboys tops the list with a current value of $1.65 billion. Only two NFL teams are unprofitable: the Seattle Seahawks, who lost $2.4 million, and the biggest loser of them all, the Oakland Raiders. Al Davis’ once wondrous franchise is now the least valuable NFL club at a “mere” $797 million, plus the Raiders had the biggest operating loss in the league at $5.7 million.
Los Angeles Times

Al Davis lost revenue because his franchise is located in the armpit of the western US.

Senior Beeecham

Ahahahahah! Lil ricochet, seeing you get all worked up and your panties in a bunch is priceless! I had no idea you took your job of trying to be my minion so seriously.

Oh, the joy …

But you should really be careful, being that you’re a little dude pretending to be some big angry ol internet tough guy. I’m sure there are some dudes in your office who’d love to slap the office weakling around in the bathroom if they knew he was talking mean on a football blog.

I can just see your nervous little hands shaking now at the thought of it! How priceless and adorable you are, my small, frightened little pal!

Now since you are trying so hard and basically on your knees begging for my attention, I’ll allow you enjoy the same offer as good ol Krappy.

But please try and calm down those shaking, pale hands of yours! We don’t want you chipping a nail on the company keyboard!

Ahahahaha! How priceless you are, my minion in training!

RaiderRockstar

Jhill: if the fumbles and interceptions weren’t his fault he’d have 18 TD’s and 0 turnovers in 3 NFL seasons.

How about somebody I respect?
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And that would be nobody…at least not in these neck of the woods.
You’re like a glutton for punishment, too damn stupid to stay out of your own way.
And you just don’t get it.

You post that lameass web page, that reeks of insecurity. The fact you took it down AFTER I informed you of it shows you’re not as stupid as you look…but..hell..how ignorant are you?

On a realtor page? You post that for prospective clients to look at? Top of someone’s head? Ignorant.
Stating ‘I have a cool corvette? ignorant, insecure, and unprofessional as hell.
Wife is surveying? Lol…you moron…she’s SIGHTSEEING, YOU FOOL..and stating “this is where we’re going to build”?
You sound like a child with that stupid crap..and you’re too damn slow to figure it out?

and again, because you are slow…posting the same ignorant stat gets you WHAT YOU WANT…ATTENTION.

You scream out for attention…see above regarding INSECURITY. (yes, saying ‘I can’t believe a kid from oakland can say that” was stupid…I’ll ask again…SAY WHAT? WHAT IMPRESSED YOU? You actually think buying property, (IF YOU ACTUALLY DID, WHICH MY MONEY SAYS YOU LIE) IS a major accomplishment? Undeveloped land, in no where, Switzerland? I’m sorry..guess I must have missed the memo where Switz was the place to move to..as did everyone else.

And yeah..running that lame ass ‘I’ve done things you’ll never do’?? Bull..I suspect you’ve done no more or less than anyone your age..went on a few vacations..whooopeeee..what a guy. Went to Switz? Gosh..life time goal..no doubt..
So what?

You’re a realtor with no clients.
At your age, being in realty all those years, and NOT being a broker? means you failed, big time.

And yes, you being on this board nonstop..all day…and many a night? Says you have NO BUSINESS..and obviously NOT A GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR WIFE..

I stop in and out..you live here.

Now…quick…post a stat…beats the hell out of actually thinking of a reply that makes sense.

Ahahahahah! Lil ricochet, seeing you get all worked up and your panties in a bunch is priceless! I had no idea you took your job of trying to be my minion so seriously.

Oh, the joy …

But you should really be careful, being that you’re a little dude pretending to be some big angry ol internet tough guy. I’m sure there are some dudes in your office who’d love to slap the office weakling around in the bathroom if they knew he was talking mean on a football blog.

I can just see your nervous little hands shaking now at the thought of it! How priceless and adorable you are, my small, frightened little pal!

Now since you are trying so hard and basically on your knees begging for my attention, I’ll allow you enjoy the same offer as good ol Krappy.

But please try and calm down those shaking, pale hands of yours! We don’t want you chipping a nail on the company keyboard!

Ahahahaha! How priceless you are, my minion in training!
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I’m sorry…is that you’re attempt at waving the white flag?

I just challenged your sorry ass to what you challenged Kell to..ANY DISCUSSION REGARDING THE RAIDERS..PAST, PRESENT,..letting YOU pick the topic.

and all you can do is soil yourself, as you hope the above covers up that you just bowed out, tail between legs?

Can you even spell Raiders?

Again, little man…whenever you borrow someone’s balls, try me.

No, no..that’s not an invitation for you to post the same ignorant crap. Between you and Kell it’s hard to tell who’s more void of thought.

Tell you what..you just post “I admit..I’m full of crap. I wouldn’t last 5 minutes in a discussion with you regarding the Raiders, or pretty much anything” and I’ll not keep challenging you, and embarrassing you.

If you want me or anybody else to read your posts, be succinct.
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Nice try, loser…but you read…squirmed, much like Lil Beech is..attempting to conjure up an original thought..and decided, wisely, THAT THERE WASN’T WORD ONE YOU COULD REFUTE.

BTW..if someone just crapped down my neck..like I just did yours? The last thing I would do is meekly bow out, accepting it as fact..IF IT WASN’T FACT.

The fact you did as you did? lol…seals it.

Oh..BTW…everyone already knew it.
I just detailed it..that’s all.

Now..pretend you aren’t embarrassed, ok?

lmao that two of the weakest here, you and beech, have a hardon for each other.

Quite frankly, I don’t care what you think. I made that clear when I first started posting on this blog.

I’m not here to date you mfkrs.

I’m here to shine the light on Al Davis.

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OF COURSE YOU CARE, lol…who the hell do you think you’re kidding?

you POST all that crap about what you did..where you go..went..saw..saying how others haven’t done this or that…including “I can do whatever I want”…hell…EVERYTHING ABOUT YOUR POST SCREAMS I WANT ACCEPTANCE..and yes..screams ‘I’m INSECURE AS HELL”.

Hell, dude, NO ONE WHO DOESN’T CARE WOULD BOTHER TO STATE ALL THAT..it’s just backfiring on ya..because you’re too damn stupid to realize it.

You just don’t know when to shut up..and that’s a fact..and you bring it on yourself.
now…pretend ‘I don’t care’..and we’ll pretend we believe ya

I assume you meant striped? And no, thats probably the band. They do wear a lot of maize and blue, but Ann Arbor is definately not preppie. Basically it is the Berkeley of the midwest. Pot is a $5 ticket, and they have a great “hash bash” every summer.

Columbus, however, is where the hillbilles shoot target practice at cars on the freeway.

If someone is making the case that Al Davis is the lamest GM/owner in the NFL, the first example to cite is returning his franchise to the most crime infested, economically devastated dungheap west of the Mississippi.

Kelli?
Can you tell me why a “massively successful realtor” who’s been in the business for decades, is but a lowly realtor, exact same status as someone who walked in the door in the last year, and NOT a broker?

Can you tell me why Al Davis, 29-83 with Double-Digit losing seasons for the last 7 years, is qualified to be General Manager?
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He’s not. Always said he wasn’t.
If anything YOU jumped on my comments…see, unlike you, I can actually detail Al’s mistakes.
You?
You wait for others to post, then copy their material.

Hey Kelli, what’s your wife think about you being on this blog, morning, noon and night…hour after hour after hour?
You ever..like…wave to her?

How many are you suggesting we would have had without him?
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Nostalgia is the mother of fanaticism. In adulthood as in youth, in lean years as in fat—we root for the home team because rooting for the home team is what we’ve always done, and because what we’ve always done is the essence of who we’ve always been.

The catch, alas, is that heroes in the rearview mirror are rarely as mighty as they appear. Lifelong Raider lovers will argue that Davis is responsible for the organization’s historical grandeur. I’d counter that he’s no less culpable for its contemporary gloom.